Friday, July 24, 2009

Beautiful but deadly

The ancient Greek Parthenon temple
Ancient scene

The ancient Greek Parthenon temple, atop the Acropolis hill overlooking Athens, is framed by a lightning bolt during a thunderstorm on Oct. 9, 2006.

Space Needle lightning show
Space Needle lightning show

Lightning strikes west of the Space Needle in Seattle, Wash., on Aug. 4, 1999.

London lightning
London lightning

Lightning flashes in the night sky on Aug. 7, 2008 in London, England.

Wyoming rainbow
Wyoming rainbow

A lightning bolt strikes through a rainbow during a thunderstorm over Sheridan, Wyo., on June 15, 2005.

the Rotterdam skyline
Riveting Rotterdam

Lightning lights up the Rotterdam skyline on May 26, 2009 as a heavy storm raged over the Netherlands
Fort Worth International Airport
Electrifying take-off

A bolt of lightning strikes near Terminal D as an American Airlines jet takes off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Sept. 11, 2006.

Lightning in the desert

Lightning in the desert

Lightning strikes as a much-needed rainstorm comes to Lake Powell near Page, Ariz., on March 24, 2007.

Dramatic skyline uangzhou International Finance Center
Dramatic skyline

Lightning strikes over Guangzhou International Finance Center during a rainstorm in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province on June 3, 2009.

Volcano voltage
Volcano voltage

Lightning bolts appear above and around Chile's Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, to the north, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years on May 2, 2008.

Lighthouse on Lake Michigan
Lightning lighthouse

Lightning streaks toward the Wind Point Lighthouse on Lake Michigan as severe storms hit Wind Point, Wis., on Aug. 18, 2005.

Close to home  Lightning strikes behind a house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Aug. 26, 2004.
Close to home

Lightning strikes behind a house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Aug. 26, 2004.

 buildings in Nanjing

Tall target

Lighting strikes over buildings in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, on Aug. 1, 2006.

Night sky

Night sky

Lightning sparks across the night sky as a heavy thunderstorm makes its way across Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., on May 20, 2008.


Church strike

Neil Fraser watches as lightning hits beyond a church in Rosser, Manitoba, early Sunday morning July 30, 1995.

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